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Elizabeth B. Splaine, author, shares her World War II historical fiction novel: Swan Song. This is episode 461 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Elizabeth B. Splaine is a retired opera singer who enjoys reading and writing WWII stories that focus on tenacity, hope and the indomitable human spirit.  Prior to writing, Elizabeth earned an AB in Psychology from Duke University and an MHA from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.  She spent eleven years working in health care before switching careers to become a professional opera singer and voice teacher. When not writing, Elizabeth teaches classical voice in Rhode Island, where she lives with her husband, sons, and dogs Today we are focused on her novel Swan Song. A little about Swan Song... Ursula Becker’s operatic star is on the rise in Nazi Berlin…until she discovers that she is one-quarter Jewish, a mischling of the second degree. Although Hitler is aware of her lineage, her popularity and exquisite voice protect her and her family from persecution. As Ursula’s violin-prodigy half-sister comes of age, she comes to the attention of the Führer, who welcomes the awestruck teenager into his elite, private circle. When William Patrick Hitler arrives in Germany and is offered employment by his doting Uncle Adolf, a chance encounter with Ursula leads to a romantic relationship that further shields the young diva from mistreatment. But for how long? Restrictions on Hitler’s perceived enemies tighten, and Ursula is ordered to sing at Hitler’s Berghof estate. There she throws down a gauntlet that unleashes the wrath of the vindictive megalomaniacal leader. Fearing for her life, Ursula and Willy decide to emigrate to England. But as the ship is about to sail, Ursula disappears. Desperately hoping that Ursula is still alive, Willy crosses the globe in an effort to find her, even as his obsessive uncle taunts him, relishing in the horror of the murderous cat-and-mouse game. Thanks for listening. But wait... Could you do me a favor? Please go to my website at https://www.stevenmiletto.com/reviews/ or open the podcast app that you are listening to me on and would you rate and review the podcast? That would be Awesome. Thanks! Ready to start your own podcast? Podbean is an awesome host. I have been with them since 2013. Go to https://www.podbean.com/TLLK12 to get 1 month free of unlimited hosting for your new podcast.  Remember to take a look at NVTA (National Virtual Teacher Association) The NVTA Certification Process was created to establish a valid and reliable research-based teacher qualification training process for virtual teachers to enhance their teaching and develop their ongoing reflective skills to improve teaching capacity. NVTA is an affiliate sponsor of Teaching Learning Leading K12, by following the link above if you purchase a program, Teaching Learning Leading K12 will get a commission and you will help the show continue to grow.  Don't forget to go to my other affiliate sponsor Boone's Titanium Rings at www.boonerings.com. When you order a ring use my code - TLLK12 - at checkout to get 10% off and help the podcast get a commission. Oh by the way, you can help support Teaching Learning Leading K12 by buying me a soft drink (actually making a donation to Teaching Learning Leading K12.) That would be awesome! You would be helping expand the show with equipment and other resources to keep the show moving upward. Just go to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/stevenmiletto Thanks! Connect & Learn More: https://elizabethsplaineauthor.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Elizabeth-B.-Splaine/e/B0714KYS7G%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B098BWD4GY/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 Length - 01:08:11

Lesley Koplow - Wilson's Wishes: A Story for Children in the Time of COVID. This is episode 460 of Teaching Learning Leading K12. Lesley Koplow is a clinical social worker, teacher and author who lives in New York City. She is the Director of Emotionally Responsive Practice at Bank Street College, founder of Networks for Schools That Heal and a psychotherapist in private practice.  Lesley is the author of several books including; Where Rag Dolls Hide Their Faces, The Way Home, Unsmiling Faces: How Preschools Can Heal, Creating Schools That Heal, Bears, Bears Everywhere: Supporting Children's Emotional Health in the Classroom, Tanya and the Tobo Man, Politics Aside; Our Children and Their Teachers in Score-Driven Times, and Emotionally Responsive Practice: A Path for Schools That Heal.  Lesley is also the author of a children’s series A Story for Children in the Time of COVID…Lilah in the Land of the Littles , Jasmine’s Big Idea, and now - Wilson’s Wishes… On episode 378 of Teaching Learning Leading K12 we talked about Lilah in the Land of the Littles, on episode 414 we talked about book 2 in the series - Jasmine’s Big Idea, and today we are talking about your 3rd book in this series - Wilson’s Wishes. Thanks for listening. But wait... Could you do me a favor? Please go to my website at https://www.stevenmiletto.com/reviews/ or open the podcast app that you are listening to me on and would you rate and review the podcast? That would be Awesome. Thanks! Ready to start your own podcast? Podbean is an awesome host. I have been with them since 2013. Go to https://www.podbean.com/TLLK12 to get 1 month free of unlimited hosting for your new podcast.  Remember to take a look at NVTA (National Virtual Teacher Association) The NVTA Certification Process was created to establish a valid and reliable research-based teacher qualification training process for virtual teachers to enhance their teaching and develop their ongoing reflective skills to improve teaching capacity. NVTA is an affiliate sponsor of Teaching Learning Leading K12, by following the link above if you purchase a program, Teaching Learning Leading K12 will get a commission and you will help the show continue to grow.  Don't forget to go to my other affiliate sponsor Boone's Titanium Rings at www.boonerings.com. When you order a ring use my code - TLLK12 - at checkout to get 10% off and help the podcast get a commission. Oh by the way, you can help support Teaching Learning Leading K12 by buying me a soft drink (actually making a donation to Teaching Learning Leading K12.) That would be awesome! You would be helping expand the show with equipment and other resources to keep the show moving upward. Just go to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/stevenmiletto Thanks! Connect & Learn More: https://www.bankstreet.edu/about-bank-street/staff/lesley-koplow/ lkoplow@bankstreet.edu Episode 378 - Lilah in the Land of the Littles Episode 414 - Jasmine’s Big Idea Length - 39:19

Jennifer Robitaille, Director of Research and Development for Aperture Education, talks about social & emotional learning for educators. This is episode 459 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Jennifer Robitaille is Director of Research and Development for Aperture Education and an author of the Educator Social-Emotional Reflection & Training (EdSERT) program.  She is also a co-author of the DESSA High School Edition (DESSA HSE) and provides training to schools and educators on these programs.  In her career, she has focused on applied research and evaluation and she has trained in school, out-of-school, and early childhood settings since 2010 on a variety of topics related to SEL and resilience. Today we will take a look at Social and Emotional Learning for Educators. Thanks for listening. But wait... Could you do me a favor? Please go to my website at https://www.stevenmiletto.com/reviews/ or open the podcast app that you are listening to me on and would you rate and review the podcast? That would be Awesome. Thanks! Ready to start your own podcast? Podbean is an awesome host. I have been with them since 2013. Go to https://www.podbean.com/TLLK12 to get 1 month free of unlimited hosting for your new podcast.  Remember to take a look at NVTA (National Virtual Teacher Association) The NVTA Certification Process was created to establish a valid and reliable research-based teacher qualification training process for virtual teachers to enhance their teaching and develop their ongoing reflective skills to improve teaching capacity. NVTA is an affiliate sponsor of Teaching Learning Leading K12, by following the link above if you purchase a program, Teaching Learning Leading K12 will get a commission and you will help the show continue to grow.  Don't forget to go to my other affiliate sponsor Boone's Titanium Rings at www.boonerings.com. When you order a ring use my code - TLLK12 - at checkout to get 10% off and help the podcast get a commission. Oh by the way, you can help support Teaching Learning Leading K12 by buying me a soft drink (actually making a donation to Teaching Learning Leading K12.) That would be awesome! You would be helping expand the show with equipment and other resources to keep the show moving upward. Just go to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/stevenmiletto Thanks! Connect & Learn More: https://apertureed.com/ info@ApertureEd.com Length - 33:28

Kristen Walter is the Director of U.S. Programs for Worldreader. This is episode 458 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Joining me here today is Kristen Walter, Director, U.S. Programs at Worldreader. Kristen has more than twenty years of educational experience and was most recently the Director of Education and Partnerships for Reading In Motion and before that the Teaching and Learning Manager for Crayola Education. She also worked for over 15 years as a certified art and music instructor in North Carolina. Kristen helped her school become a national Title I school, P21 Exemplar School, a finalist award in the Intel Schools of Distinction Math and Science Award and win the National School Change Award. She has been recognized as a Yale Distinguished Music Educator and both Kristen and her fifth-grade students were invited by the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities to showcase an economics and game design project at the first annual White House Arts Integration Fair. Today she joins us to talk about her work at Worldreader.   Worldreader is a global nonprofit headquartered in San Francisco. Worldreader uses 21st century technology to deliver a digital library to children around the world and in the United States.   Its goal is to support vulnerable and underserved communities with digital reading solutions that help improve learning outcomes, workforce readiness, and gender equity. Thanks for listening. So much to learn! But wait... Could you do me a favor? Please go to my website at https://www.stevenmiletto.com/reviews/ or open the podcast app that you are listening to me on and would you rate and review the podcast? That would be Awesome. Thanks! Ready to start your own podcast? Podbean is an awesome host. I have been with them since 2013. Go to https://www.podbean.com/TLLK12 to get 1 month free of unlimited hosting for your new podcast.  Remember to take a look at NVTA (National Virtual Teacher Association) The NVTA Certification Process was created to establish a valid and reliable research-based teacher qualification training process for virtual teachers to enhance their teaching and develop their ongoing reflective skills to improve teaching capacity. NVTA is an affiliate sponsor of Teaching Learning Leading K12, by following the link above if you purchase a program, Teaching Learning Leading K12 will get a commission and you will help the show continue to grow.  Don't forget to go to my other affiliate sponsor Boone's Titanium Rings at www.boonerings.com. When you order a ring use my code - TLLK12 - at checkout to get 10% off and help the podcast get a commission. Oh by the way, you can help support Teaching Learning Leading K12 by buying me a soft drink (actually making a donation to Teaching Learning Leading K12.) That would be awesome! You would be helping expand the show with equipment and other resources to keep the show moving upward. Just go to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/stevenmiletto Thanks! Connect & Learn More: https://www.worldreader.org/ https://www.facebook.com/worldreader https://twitter.com/worldreaders https://www.instagram.com/worldreader/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/worldreaders/ kristen@worldreader.org  Length - 37:04

Matt Fitzpatrick, author, talks about his newest thriller - Demon Tide. This is episode 457 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Matt is a former investment management professional who jettisoned Wall Street to pursue his dream as a novelist. He is the proud father of two daughters and enjoys every minute of watching them thrive and excel. A licensed Coast Guard captain, Matt cherishes life by the ocean and time boating on Nantucket Sound. With a deep media background mostly steeped in radio and print, he considers it a gift to be able to tell his stories and share his life experiences through the eyes of his protagonist, Justin McGee. Matt lives on Cape Cod. For more information visit him at mattfitzpatrickbooks.com Matt is the author of The Justin McGee Trilogy.  Today we are focused on part 3 - Demon Tide… A little about Demon Tide... This is a community that has lost its innocence. A quaint New England town that meets the growing opioid epidemic head-on. The town’s casualties build up as local law enforcement, as well as out-of-towners in the form of Justin McGee and his “family,” realize that it’s a crime that stems within the community’s own. A town whose roots are the source of pride are shattered knowing they have been infiltrated by the New England Nova Scotia drug trade. Thanks for listening. So much to learn! But wait... Could you do me a favor? Please go to my website at https://www.stevenmiletto.com/reviews/ or open the podcast app that you are listening to me on and would you rate and review the podcast? That would be Awesome. Thanks! Ready to start your own podcast? Podbean is an awesome host. I have been with them since 2013. Go to https://www.podbean.com/TLLK12 to get 1 month free of unlimited hosting for your new podcast.  Remember to take a look at NVTA (National Virtual Teacher Association) The NVTA Certification Process was created to establish a valid and reliable research-based teacher qualification training process for virtual teachers to enhance their teaching and develop their ongoing reflective skills to improve teaching capacity. NVTA is an affiliate sponsor of Teaching Learning Leading K12, by following the link above if you purchase a program, Teaching Learning Leading K12 will get a commission and you will help the show continue to grow.  Don't forget to go to my other affiliate sponsor Boone's Titanium Rings at www.boonerings.com. When you order a ring use my code - TLLK12 - at checkout to get 10% off and help the podcast get a commission. Oh by the way, you can help support Teaching Learning Leading K12 by buying me a soft drink (actually making a donation to Teaching Learning Leading K12.) That would be awesome! You would be helping expand the show with equipment and other resources to keep the show moving upward. Just go to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/stevenmiletto Thanks! Connect & Learn More: http://www.mattfitzpatrickbooks.com/ mfitz71@comcast.net https://www.amazon.com/Demon-Tide-Matt-Fitzpatrick/dp/1949116581 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/demon-tide-matt-fitzpatrick/1138867175 Length - 01:03:17

Renee Manning - Founder of Vacation Yoga - talks with me about her book Best - The Ultimate Journal for Beginners: The Journal You Will Actually Use. This is episode 456 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Renee Manning is the Founder of Vacation Yoga®, a fitness company founded on her love for wellness, mindfulness, nutrition and fitness and and a global trainer/facilitator for entrepreneurs and CEOs.  Her first book, a gratitude journal, is also now available on Amazon.com. "Best: The Ultimate Journal for Beginners" provides inspiration and a science-based roadmap to help beginners get off to an amazing start. Renee’s expertise comes from years of perfecting interpersonal skills in an international business environment while simultaneously managing competing priorities and a robust personal life. She has discovered many similarities between her global clients who all desire a stronger “health” focus - family health, business health, relationships health--all keys to a vibrant and productive life. Renee is a mom and wife. Her passions include fitness, family and fashion. Renee notes that ”her children and "fur-baby" help her stay grounded and connected to her mission:  To help people live a life of strength and grace. Today, we are talking about Renee's book Best - The Ultimate Journal for Beginners: The Journal You Will Actually Use. Thanks for listening. So much to learn! But wait... Could you do me a favor? Please go to my website at https://www.stevenmiletto.com/reviews/ or open the podcast app that you are listening to me on and would you rate and review the podcast? That would be Awesome. Thanks! Ready to start your own podcast? Podbean is an awesome host. I have been with them since 2013. Go to https://www.podbean.com/TLLK12 to get 1 month free of unlimited hosting for your new podcast.  Remember to take a look at NVTA (National Virtual Teacher Association) The NVTA Certification Process was created to establish a valid and reliable research-based teacher qualification training process for virtual teachers to enhance their teaching and develop their ongoing reflective skills to improve teaching capacity. NVTA is an affiliate sponsor of Teaching Learning Leading K12, by following the link above if you purchase a program, Teaching Learning Leading K12 will get a commission and you will help the show continue to grow.  Don't forget to go to my other affiliate sponsor Boone's Titanium Rings at www.boonerings.com. When you order a ring use my code - TLLK12 - at checkout to get 10% off and help the podcast get a commission. Oh by the way, you can help support Teaching Learning Leading K12 by buying me a soft drink (actually making a donation to Teaching Learning Leading K12.) That would be awesome! You would be helping expand the show with equipment and other resources to keep the show moving upward. Just go to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/stevenmiletto Thanks! Connect & Learn More: BEST: The Ultimate Journal for Beginners (Book) renee@reneemanning.com info@vacationyoga.com https://www.facebook.com/vacationyoga/ https://twitter.com/vacationyoga https://www.instagram.com/meetvacationyoga/ https://vacationyoga.com/home https://www.linkedin.com/in/renee-manning-a087423/ https://www.instagram.com/renee_manning_/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/biggest-small-things/id1449443775 Length - 47:57

Dale Alexander - Founder & President of Alexander & Company - talks about the Million Dollar Wagon, Saving for Retirement, and Helping Your Children Learn About Money. This is episode 455 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Dale Alexander is a blessed man, having married way out of his league and being a father of three.  Born and raised in South Georgia, he is also the son of former educators. His father, Warren, was a 22-year superintendent and his mother was a teacher for 26 years.  Dale is the President and founder of Alexander & Company, an insurance brokerage firm entirely focused on the educational community.  Thousands of school employees’ families are benefiting from the design, communication and management of employee benefits within their numerous school districts nationwide.   He holds the Chartered Life Underwriter, Chartered Financial Consultant and Certified Financial Planner designations.  He has been featured in numerous business periodicals and is a past recipient of the National Employee Benefit Adviser of the Year by Employee Benefit Adviser magazine.   Dale has had the opportunity to speak to tens of thousands on the topics of inspiration, motivation and financial well-being, including a Main Platform speech at the Million Dollar Round Table annual conference.   Today we are talking about the Million Dollar Wagon, Saving for Retirement, and Helping Your Children Learn About Money. Thanks for listening. So much to learn! But wait... Could you do me a favor? Please go to my website at https://www.stevenmiletto.com/reviews/ or open the podcast app that you are listening to me on and would you rate and review the podcast? That would be Awesome. Thanks! Ready to start your own podcast? Podbean is an awesome host. I have been with them since 2013. Go to https://www.podbean.com/TLLK12 to get 1 month free of unlimited hosting for your new podcast.  Remember to take a look at NVTA (National Virtual Teacher Association) The NVTA Certification Process was created to establish a valid and reliable research-based teacher qualification training process for virtual teachers to enhance their teaching and develop their ongoing reflective skills to improve teaching capacity. NVTA is an affiliate sponsor of Teaching Learning Leading K12, by following the link above if you purchase a program, Teaching Learning Leading K12 will get a commission and you will help the show continue to grow.  Don't forget to go to my other affiliate sponsor Boone's Titanium Rings at www.boonerings.com. When you order a ring use my code - TLLK12 - at checkout to get 10% off and help the podcast get a commission. Oh by the way, you can help support Teaching Learning Leading K12 by buying me a soft drink (actually making a donation to Teaching Learning Leading K12.) That would be awesome! You would be helping expand the show with equipment and other resources to keep the show moving upward. Just go to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/stevenmiletto Thanks! Connect & Learn More: https://alexanderandcompany.com/ https://milliondollarwagon.com/ Contact@AlexanderandCompany.com Alexander & Company 291 Heritage Walk • Woodstock, GA 30188 770.517.5622  877.817.5622 Length - 58:26

Renee Hobbs - Mind Over Media: Propaganda for a Digital Age. This is episode 454 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Renee Hobbs is an internationally-recognized authority on digital and media literacy education. She founded the Harrington School of Communication and Media at the University of Rhode Island and is Director of its Media Education Lab.  Renee co-founded the NAMLE (National Association for Media Literacy Education), and is creator of the first national teacher education program in media literacy at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.  She won the Media Literacy Education Meritorious Service Award from NAMLE in 2015, is the author of 10 books, and over 150 scholarly articles on digital and media literacy. Her book, Mind Over Media: Propaganda Education in a Digital Age, won the 2021 PROSE Awards of Excellence from the American Association of Publishers (AAP) in Social Sciences and Education Practice & Theory. Today we will take a look at some Quick Reference Guides, The Media Education Lab, and Renee’s book - Mind Over Media: Propaganda Education for a Digital Age. Thanks for listening. So much to learn! But wait... Could you do me a favor? Please go to my website at https://www.stevenmiletto.com/reviews/ or open the podcast app that you are listening to me on and would you rate and review the podcast? That would be Awesome. Thanks! Ready to start your own podcast? Podbean is an awesome host. I have been with them since 2013. Go to https://www.podbean.com/TLLK12 to get 1 month free of unlimited hosting for your new podcast.  Remember to take a look at NVTA (National Virtual Teacher Association) The NVTA Certification Process was created to establish a valid and reliable research-based teacher qualification training process for virtual teachers to enhance their teaching and develop their ongoing reflective skills to improve teaching capacity. NVTA is an affiliate sponsor of Teaching Learning Leading K12, by following the link above if you purchase a program, Teaching Learning Leading K12 will get a commission and you will help the show continue to grow.  Don't forget to go to my other affiliate sponsor Boone's Titanium Rings at www.boonerings.com. When you order a ring use my code - TLLK12 - at checkout to get 10% off and help the podcast get a commission. Oh by the way, you can help support Teaching Learning Leading K12 by buying me a soft drink (actually making a donation to Teaching Learning Leading K12.) That would be awesome! You would be helping expand the show with equipment and other resources to keep the show moving upward. Just go to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/stevenmiletto Thanks! Connect & Learn More: https://www.mindovermedia.us/ https://mediaeducationlab.com/ https://www.facebook.com/renee.hobbs1 https://twitter.com/reneehobbs https://www.youtube.com/c/MediaEdLab https://www.instagram.com/reneehobbs2002/ https://www.facebook.com/mediaeducationlab https://twitter.com/MedEduLab https://www.linkedin.com/company/media-education-lab/about/ https://www.instagram.com/mededulab/ Length: 01:09:02

Karen Gross: Lady Lucy's Morgan Horse Quest. This is episode 453 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Karen Gross is an educator and author, writing books for both children (early-childhood through Grade 6) and adults. Her Lady Lucy Series is well-known and has been read to over 3000 children across the globe. Her newest adult book, released in June 2020 from Columbia Teachers College Press, is titled Trauma Doesn’t Stop at the School Door: Strategies and Solutions for Educators, Pre-K through College. This book is a sidequel to her earlier book Breakaway Learners (Teachers College Press 2017). She also speaks, advises and consults nationally and internationally on trauma, student success, improving educational leadership and handling educational crises. To that end, she serves as Senior Counsel to Finn Partners. From 2006-2014, she was President of Southern Vermont College, From 2011-2013, she served (part and full time) as Senior Policy Advisor to the US Department of Education in Washington, DC. Prior to becoming a college president, she was a tenured law professor for 22 years, where her academic areas of expertise included consumer finance, over-indebtedness and community economic development. Today we are focused on Karen’s latest addition to the Lady Lucy series - Lady Lucy’s Morgan Horse Quest. Check out the other interviews with Karen on Teaching Learning Leading K12 - Episode 309 - Trauma Doesn't Stop at the School Door Episode 289 - Schools and Colleges are Not Light Switches Episode 288 - Wrinkles Doesn't Like Social Distancing Episode 254 - Combating the Summer Brain Drain Episode 201 - Lady Lucy's Laugh Giraffe Journey Episode 195 - Lady Lucy's Quest Episode 180 - Breakaway Learners Thanks for listening. So much to learn! But wait... Could you do me a favor? Please go to my website at https://www.stevenmiletto.com/reviews/ or open the podcast app that you are listening to me on and would you rate and review the podcast? That would be Awesome. Thanks! Ready to start your own podcast? Podbean is an awesome host. I have been with them since 2013. Go to https://www.podbean.com/TLLK12 to get 1 month free of unlimited hosting for your new podcast.  Remember to take a look at NVTA (National Virtual Teacher Association) The NVTA Certification Process was created to establish a valid and reliable research-based teacher qualification training process for virtual teachers to enhance their teaching and develop their ongoing reflective skills to improve teaching capacity. NVTA is an affiliate sponsor of Teaching Learning Leading K12, by following the link above if you purchase a program, Teaching Learning Leading K12 will get a commission and you will help the show continue to grow.  Don't forget to go to my other affiliate sponsor Boone's Titanium Rings at www.boonerings.com. When you order a ring use my code - TLLK12 - at checkout to get 10% off and help the podcast get a commission. Oh by the way, you can help support Teaching Learning Leading K12 by buying me a soft drink (actually making a donation to Teaching Learning Leading K12.) That would be awesome! You would be helping expand the show with equipment and other resources to keep the show moving upward. Just go to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/stevenmiletto Thanks! Connect & Learn More: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Lady+Lucy+Morgan+Horse+Quest&ref=nb_sb_noss karengrosscooper@gmail.com https://ladylucysquest.com/ https://karengrosseducation.com/ https://www.facebook.com/karengrossedu/ https://twitter.com/KarenGrossEdu https://www.linkedin.com/in/karengrossedu/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb-98Q508MLGF0nKaMIk3tA Length - 45:17

Asia Klekowicz and Ryan York - The Gathering Place: An Elementary School With a Focus on Project-Based Learning, the Arts, and Helping Underserved Neighborhoods. This is episode 452 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. The Gathering Place is the first and only restorative campus founded and based in San Antonio, Texas. Conceptualized by co-founders Asia Klekowicz and Ryan York, The Gathering Place’s education model is rooted in social justice and project-based learning and was inspired by Klekowicz and York’s beliefs that kids, especially in historically underserved neighborhoods, don't get a complete education. The pair spent 10 years teaching, leading, and seeing glimmers of what could be when teachers are trusted, kids are loved for who they are, and administrators don’t measure students by test scores. The Gathering Place opened in 2020 and currently serves Kindergarten to Third Grade, with plans to add a new grade level annually through the Twelfth Grade.  Asia Klekowicz (M. Ed) joined the movement for educational equity after witnessing the injustice of the school-to-prison pipeline while tutoring inmates in Boston. She joined Teach for America-Memphis and led her students to achieve 2.5years of growth, ranking in the highest percentiles across the state. She transitioned to developing high school math teachers across Chicago where she was the only coach in her organization to be recognized for excellence by every teacher in her cohort. She later ventured into the financial sector where she worked as an investment consultant managing a $536 million book and became the fastest promoted employee in the region. Ryan York’s (M. Ed) career started by co-founding a nonprofit that served hundreds of children each year through its flagship program “Southern Girls Rock and Roll Camp'' and opening a 6,000sq. ft. after-school arts facility outside of Nashville. Transitioning into the classroom, he was awarded the district All Star teacher award and developed a blended learning software management platform that led to the highest math growth in the district by enrolled teachers. As principal, Ryan led a school turnaround that ended with the highest staff retention, math scores, and 5th grade reading growth in one of the top performing school systems in Tennessee. Ryan and Asia began working together when they teamed up with RePublic Schools to create a middle and high school computer science curriculum and teacher training program. After six months, Ryan was promoted to CIO and won the National Sally Ride & Deloitte Award for Innovation. Thanks for listening. So much to learn! But wait... Could you do me a favor? Please go to my website at https://www.stevenmiletto.com/reviews/ or open the podcast app that you are listening to me on and would you rate and review the podcast? That would be Awesome. Thanks! Ready to start your own podcast? Podbean is an awesome host. I have been with them since 2013. Go to https://www.podbean.com/TLLK12 to get 1 month free of unlimited hosting for your new podcast.  Remember to take a look at NVTA (National Virtual Teacher Association) The NVTA Certification Process was created to establish a valid and reliable research-based teacher qualification training process for virtual teachers to enhance their teaching and develop their ongoing reflective skills to improve teaching capacity. NVTA is an affiliate sponsor of Teaching Learning Leading K12, by following the link above if you purchase a program, Teaching Learning Leading K12 will get a commission and you will help the show continue to grow.  Don't forget to go to my other affiliate sponsor Boone's Titanium Rings at www.boonerings.com. When you order a ring use my code - TLLK12 - at checkout to get 10% off and help the podcast get a commission. Oh by the way, you can help support Teaching Learning Leading K12 by buying me a soft drink (actually making a donation to Teaching Learning Leading K12.) That would be awesome! You would be helping expand the show with equipment and other resources to keep the show moving upward. Just go to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/stevenmiletto Thanks! Connect & Learn More: https://www.thegatheringplacek12.org/ https://twitter.com/tgpk12 https://www.facebook.com/thegatheringplacek12/?ref=bookmarks ryan@thegatheringplacek12.org asia@thegatheringplacek12.org thegatheringplace@giantnoise.com Length - 01:01:46